Meizhou is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Province in People's Republic of China (PRC), located in the northeast of Guangdong Province, at the junction of Guangdong, Fujian and Jiangxi provinces, bordering Longyan and Zhangzhou in Fujian Province in the northeast, Ganzhou in Jiangxi Province in the northwest, Chaozhou, Jieyang and Shanwei in Guangdong Province in the south and Heyuan in Guangdong Province in the west.
Meizhou is one of the concentrated settlements of Hakka people, known as "the world's guest capital", a national historical and cultural city and an excellent tourist city in China. Known as "hometown of culture, hometown of overseas Chinese, hometown of football and hometown of Hakka cuisine", it is also known as "hometown of Guangdong Han opera, hometown of Guangdong Han music, hometown of golden pomelo, hometown of Dan Cong tea, hometown of hot springs, hometown of longevity" and hometown of printmaking.
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The development of history
Xingmei District was established in June 1949.
1950 65438+1October 26th, Xingmei Administrative Supervision Department was established, which governs Meixian, Xingning, dapu county, Fengshun, Wuhua, Pingyuan and Jiaoling counties.
1952 12 In February, Xingmei District was abolished, and Xingmei 7 counties were placed under the administrative region of eastern Guangdong.
1February, 956, the administrative divisions of eastern Guangdong were divided into Huiyang and Shantou areas, and Xingmei 7 counties belonged to Shantou area.
1July, 965, Meixian District was established. The original Xingmei 7 counties were separated from Shantou and belonged to Meixian District, which was later changed to Meixian District.
1 In March, 1979, Meizhou Town under Meixian County was upgraded from district level to county level, which was called Meizhou City, and Meixian County governed seven counties with1.
1 In June, 1983, Meizhou merged with Meixian and changed to Meixian, and Meixian area was changed from 7 counties 1 city to 6 counties1city.
1988 65438+ 10, Guangdong implemented the system of city governing counties, and Meixian district was changed to Meizhou city, which governed the original Xingmei 7 counties and Meijiang district, and the newly demarcated county-level district, ***7 counties 1 district.
1In August, 1992, the State Council listed Meizhou as an open coastal economic zone.
1992 5438+00 In June, Meizhou Economic Development Experimental Zone (later renamed Guangdong Meizhou Economic Development Zone) was established.
1994 65438+ 10, the State Council listed Meizhou as a national historical and cultural city.
1June, 994, Xingning withdrew from the county and set up a city (county level). Meizhou governs Meijiang, Meixian, Tai Po, Fengshun, Wuhua, Pingyuan and Jiaoling, and is entrusted with Xingning.
20 13 1 1, the State Council officially approved Meizhou to cancel Meixian County and establish Meixian District.
Guangdong Provincial People's Government Network -20 18 Administrative Division